National
Register to Vote*Can be
used to register to vote, report a change of name, report a
change of address or register with a political party. The
national form also contains voter registration rules and
regulations for each state and territory.

*
Please do not use the National form if you live outside the
United States or its territories, and you do not have a home
(legal) address in this country, or if you are in the military
stationed away from home. Use the FPCA (Federal Postcard
Application) available to you from military bases, American
embassies, or consular offices.

Registration AgenciesYou may register to
vote or change your voter registration at the following locations:

You must be 18
years of age
or be 18 by the General Election of the current year.

You must be a
United States
Citizen.

You must have resided in the precinct or
other election district in
Stanly County,
North Carolina
for thirty days prior to the upcoming election.

You must have your rights of
citizenship. If you have been convicted of a felony you
have lost these rights. You must complete your probation in
order to have them restored and be eligible to register.

Registration
Submission & Deadline
The deadline to register to vote is 25 days before the day of
the Election. Applications may be submitted by mail, facsimile
transmission, transmission of a scanned document, or in person.
Applications submitted by mail must be postmarked by the
deadline. Those submitted by facsimile or scanned document must
be followed up with the original, permanent copy no later than
20 days before the election. Applicants will receive a Voter
Identification Card stating your precinct and polling place
assignments.

Registration Changes/Updates
If you have changed your name or moved
within the county you need to notify the Board of Elections as
soon as possible.This will help to avoid delays when you present yourself to
vote.Changes to your
voter registration (name, address, and party) may be made on the
same form as new registrations.The same submission guidelines and deadlines apply to these
changes.

Party AffiliationNorth Carolina
is a closed primary state.When you register, you will be asked to
declare your party affiliation.You may register in one of the
following ways:

Democrat -
May vote in Democratic
primaries and all non-partisan, bond, referenda, special, and
general elections.

Republican - May
vote in Republican primaries and all non-partisan, bond,
referenda, special, and general elections.

Libertarian - May vote in Libertarian primaries
and all non-partisan, bond, referenda, special and general
elections.

Unaffiliated- May vote in all non-partisan, bond, referenda,
special, and general elections.
May vote in political party primaries, only where
approved by the party.(Currently may choose to vote in either the Democratic OR
Republican party primary.)

Other
InformationNC provides permanent voter
registration. However, voters may be removed from the voter
registration records for the following reasons: a felony
conviction, moving from the county, death, by request from the
voter, or if the voter has not voted in any election within
eight consecutive years and had no contact with the Board of
Elections.